How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Sweden: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students

Korea

12.99 Years

in 2024

Sweden

15.96 Years

in 2024

Korea rank

1st

Sweden rank

2nd

Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time

Korea
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 15.96 Years against 12.99 Years in Korea, a difference of 2.97 Years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 3 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.11 Years	15.95 Years	2.84 Years	Sweden
2020s	13 Years	16.12 Years	3.12 Years	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, Korea or Sweden?: Sweden, at 15.96 Years against 12.99 Years in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Korea and Sweden?: 2.97 Years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?: Korea ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled
Unit: Years
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 45 places, 531 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.